Explore BrainMass

Explore BrainMass

    Accounting

    BrainMass Solutions Available for Instant Download

    Accounting for long-term receivables: Romanace Ltd.

    On July 31, 2010 Romanace Ltd. (Romanace) agreed to sell Youbou Inc. (Youbou) $4,500,000 of specialized equipment for use at its newly developed mine site in northern Manitoba. Because the mine had not yet begun to produce any metal, Youbou negotiated that it would pay for the equipment on August 6, 2012, at which time the mine

    Accounting: Calculating non-value added costs

    I need some help with this question: During a recent accounting period, Mark's shipping department processed 19 orders. Each order typically takes 4 hours to complete; however the average time increased to 5 hours because of various departmental inefficiencies. If shipping labor is paid $15 per hour, the company's non-value a

    Cost of wages & salaries and other overhead

    ABC Florists uses an activity-based costing system to compute the cost of making floral bouquets and delivering same to its commercial accounts. Company personnel who earn $200,000 typically perform both tasks; other firm-wide overhead is expected to total $80,000. These costs are allocated as follows: Pro

    Predetermined Fixed Overhead Rate

    A manufacturer of playground equipment has a standard costing system based on standard machine-hours (MHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below: Denominator level of activity 8,800 MHs Fixed overhead cost $72,248 The following data pertain to oper

    Predetermined overhead rate calculated

    Question 19: (1 point) Billa Corporation's abbreviated flexible budget for two levels of activity appears below: Cost Formula (per machine-hour) Activity (in machine-hours) 4,590 4,690 Total variable overhead cost $11.5 $ 52,785 $ 53,935 Total fixed overhead cost 347,800 347,800 Total overhead cost $400,585 $4

    Predetermined overhead rate 11-18

    Question 18: (1 point) Bakos Corporation's abbreviated flexible budget for two levels of activity appears below: Cost Formula (per machine-hour) Activity (in machine-hours) 2,900 3,000 Total variable overhead cost $8.7 $ 25,230 $ 26,100 Total fixed overhead cost 102,100 102,100 Total overhead cost $127

    Predetermined overhead rate flexible budgets

    Question 17: (1 point) Keeran Corporation's flexible budget for two levels of activity appears below: Cost Formula (per machine-hour) Activity (in machine-hours) 6,000 6,100 Variable overhead costs: Lubricants $3.4 $ 20,400 $ 20,740 Power 1 6,000 6,100 Total variable overhead cost $4.4 26,400 26,840

    Calculating the Fixed Overhead Cost

    Question: A manufacturer of playground equipment has a standard costing system based on standard machine-hours (MHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below: Denominator level of activity 8,800 MHs Fixed overhead cost $72,248 The following data pe

    Standard hours allowed 11-10

    Question 10: (1 point) Blue Company's standards call for 2,398 direct labor-hours to produce 1,090 units. During May only 970 units were produced and the company worked 2,278 direct labor-hours. The standard hours allowed for May production would be: 2,334 hours 2,534 hours 1,984 hours 2,134 hours

    Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance for Supplies

    Question: Geschke Corporation, which produces commercial safes, has provided the following data: Budgeted production 7,800 safes Standard machine-hours per safe 8.9 machine-hours Standard supplies cost $1.3 per machine-hour Actual production 8,700 safes Actual machine-hours 79,300 machine-hours Actual supplies cost

    Keeran Corporation's flexible budget

    Question 7: (1 point) Keeran Corporation's flexible budget for two levels of activity appears below: Cost Formula (per machine-hour) Activity (in machine-hours) 5,200 5,300 Variable overhead costs: Lubricants $3.3 $ 17,160 $17,490 Power 1.8 9,360 9,540 Total variable overhead cost $5.1 26,520 27,030 Fixe

    Variable overhead spending variance - Dagle Corporation

    Question 1: Dagle Corporation has provided the following data for a recent month: Budgeted production 4,700 motors Actual production 5,100 motors Standard machine-hours per motor 6 machine-hours Budgeted machine-hours (6 × 4,700) 28,200 machine-hours Standard machine-hours allowed for the actual output (6 × 5,100

    Robert and Susan (both 39) are married & have 2 children

    Integrative Problem Robert and Susan (both 39) are married & have 2 children. Their son Dylan is 8 and daughter, Harper is 3. Susan sells pharmaceuticals for the Bendingo drug Co. Robert is a teacher at a local junior high school. In the summer, he earns extra money as a self-employed house painter. Their income from their jo

    Tax Considerations and Franchise Payments

    Freys, Inc., sells a 12-year franchise to Reynaldo. The franchise contains many restrictions on how Reynaldo may operate his store. For instance, Reynaldo cannot use less than Grade 10 Idaho potatoes, must fry the potatoes at a constant 410 degrees, dress store personnel in Freys-approved uniforms, and have a Frey's sign that me

    Personal Action Plan PowerPoint

    Think about what you would like your life to look like 5 years from now, personally and professionally. Create a PowerPoint presentation of your vision that the "Future You" can give to the "Present You" Continue by describing what your life will consist of and how it differs from your life today. Describe your life as a s

    The Nature of the Gain or Loss from the Magenta Sale

    Magenta, Inc., purchases used equipment at auction, refurbishes it, and then resells it at a profit. Magenta purchased a 500,000-pound metal-grinding machine for $1.8 million, spent $600,000 refurbishing it over two years, and then sold it for $4 million. What is the nature of the gain or loss from this transaction?

    Taxpayer exchanges a business use machine with an adjusted basis of $22,000 and a fair market value of $30,000 for another business use machine with a fair market value of $28,000 and $2,000 cash.

    Taxpayer exchanges a business use machine with an adjusted basis of $22,000 and a fair market value of $30,000 for another business use machine with a fair market value of $28,000 and $2,000 cash. What is the taxpayer's recognized gain? a. $0. b. $2,000. c. $6,000. d. $8,000. e. None of the above. Taxpayer exchanges a

    Calculate amount and type of gain for sales of antique cars

    During the year, Eric had the four property transactions summarized below. Eric is a collector of antique automobiles and occasionally sells one to get funds to buy another. What are the amount and nature of the gain or loss from each of these transactions? Property Date Acquired Date Sold Adjusted Basis Sale Price Antiqu

    Personal Action Plan

    Personal Action Plan; Step 3: Goal Setting & Step 4: Technology Plan Step 3- Goal Setting Make a list of the things that need to occur in order for your vision to become a reality. The list might include long-term goals (finish my degree) or more immediate concerns (childcare while I attend class). Try to be specifi

    Alternative Minimum Tax

    I need to find Bubba's AMT adjustments related to the itemized deductions as well as find his AMT tax liability for the current year. His info is as follows: AGI $75,000 Taxable income $50,000 Regular tax liability $8,558 Tax preferences $21,000 Itemized deductions including: Charitable contributions $7,000 Medical expe

    1040 Schedules A, D, and E

    Please see attached. Having great difficulty with various tax programs and accessing the proper IRS forms online. Thanks!

    Married Filing Separately: compute Marcella's income only

    Frasier and Marcella, husband and wife, file separate returns. Frasier and Marcella live in a community property state that considers separate property income to be separate. Frasier's salary is $32,000 and Marcella's salary is $35,000. Marcella receives dividend income of $4,000 from stock inherited from her parents. Frasier

    Taxation: Standard Deduction and dependents

    7. The regular standard deduction amount is available to which one of the following taxpayers? a. Married taxpayer filing a separate return where the other spouse itemizes. b. A person who has only unearned income and is a dependent of another. c.

    Agribiz Food Products, Inc.

    Agribiz Food Products, Inc., produces a wide variety of food and related products. The company's tomato canning operation relies partly on tomatoes grown on Agribiz's own farms and partly on tomatoes bought from other growers. Agribiz's tomato farm is on the edge of Sharpestown, a fast-growing, medium sized city. It produces

    Breakeven

    Please check the attached file. The question is on Cost Accounting related with Contribution margin. Because of the opportunities created for competition by the merger between Air Canada and Canadian Airlines, East-West Air is about to introduce a daily round-trip flight on the Toronto-to-Vancouver route. East-West Air offers

    Budget Effective Meanings in Organizations

    Many people believe the budgeting process is wasteful and ineffective. They maintain that managers spend too much time focusing on budgeting mechanics and not enough on strategic issues. They believe that emphasis on the budgeting process causes managers to neglect more important matters, such as eliminating nonvalue-adding act

    What is Basic EOQ? What is TC at the EOQ? Calculate TC increase for 1000 units.

    Economic ordering quantity (EOQ) is a commonly used method for optimizing the inventory costs with ordering costs. As the production manager for the organic juice line, you will need to determine the optimal order quantity. If the annual demand for organic orange juice at Ross and Pugett is 200,000 units, the annual carrying cos

    Variable Overhead Spending Variance for June Corp.

    June Corporation has a standard cost system in which it applies manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard machine-hours (MHs). The company has provided the following data for the most recent month: Budgeted level of activity 7,400 MHs Actual level of activity